A puzzling Cretaceous psyllid-type forewing from the South of China

The new taxon Fujianella paradoxa gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Early Cretaceous Bantou Formation, in Yong'an County, Fujian Province, southeastern China. It is placed in the insect suborder Sternorrhyncha (Hemiptera) but left unassigned to any family at present due to its controversial features. This fossil record represents the second psyllid-looking taxon reported from the Cretaceous of China, found mainly in the Jurassic. This discovery further showcases the similarities in entomofauna between the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in the North of China and the Early Cretaceous in the South of China.

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Zootaxa
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2024-12-30
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5562.1.5
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Fossil Insects in Amber
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A puzzling Cretaceous psyllid-type forewing from the South of China

Diying Huang, Marina Hakim
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Fossil Insects in Amber
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A puzzling Cretaceous psyllid-type forewing from the South of China

Diying Huang, Marina Hakim
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Abstract

The new taxon Fujianella paradoxa gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Early Cretaceous Bantou Formation, in Yong'an County, Fujian Province, southeastern China. It is placed in the insect suborder Sternorrhyncha (Hemiptera) but left unassigned to any family at present due to its controversial features. This fossil record represents the second psyllid-looking taxon reported from the Cretaceous of China, found mainly in the Jurassic. This discovery further showcases the similarities in entomofauna between the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in the North of China and the Early Cretaceous in the South of China.

ZootaxaVol. 5562(1)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology (CN), State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy
National Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 82%
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